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Valentine's Day has us thinking of red birds! Did you know that red pigments in bird feathers come from molecules called carotenoids? Birds can't make their own carotenoids, but they ingest them in their food, from sources such as red berries. Learn more

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Valentine's Day has us thinking of red birds!

Did you know that red pigments in bird feathers come from molecules called carotenoids? Birds can't make their own carotenoids, but they ingest them in their food, from sources such as red berries.

Learn more: https://abcbirds.org/blog21/red-birds/ https://twitter.com/ABCbirds/status/1625497883213713410/video/1 https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1625497607073325057/pu/vid/1280x720/x2eZXSrdonF6PFmP.mp4?tag=12

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